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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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